Buzz on Business

Confusing Signals: Strong Jobs Report Tanks Stocks as Investors Fear the Fed

William Walsh
Over the last six months or so, good economic news has often spelled bad news for the stock market and, just as often, bad news was good news. As we...

ADP vs. Payrolls: Will Today's Jobs Report Confirm Labor Market Weakness?

William Walsh
The labor market data that was released on Thursday before the opening bell was weak. We’ll go over all the numbers in just a minute, but we remain ...

Stock Market Sets New Highs as Bond Yields Fall: The Ministry of Truth Explains

William Walsh
ON THE FIRST DAY OF Financial Advisor school everyone learns that falling interest rates mean a weakening economy. That’s not really true. On the f...

The Battle Between Good News and Bad News: Why the Stock Market Can Be So Confusing

William Walsh
For some time now, we’ve taken note of the fact that good economic news is often bad news for the markets and vice versa. This is because, as the st...

We Blame Salesforce! The Financial Animal Gets it Wrong. Again!

William Walsh
While we didn’t come right out and say it, we implied and indeed believed, that if yesterday’s Core PCE came in, even one tick, below expectations...

Get Ready for a Wild Ride: Key Economic Data Set to Rock the Markets Today

William Walsh
Many times, on this podcast, we’ve spoken about divergences and how they often signal to the careful observer that change is in the air. Often, we ...

Tech Buoys NASDAQ While Dow Falters - Mixed Market Signals Danger?

William Walsh
Maybe it’s just us, but divergences, of any kind, cause us to wonder. When two or more markets that typically move together, move in opposite direct...

Good News is Bad News: The Stock Market Rallies Despite Strong Economic Data

William Walsh
Good news is bad news.” Here at the Ministry of Truth, those are words to live by. We’ve always been at war with good news. On Thursday, we got ...

The Fed: Mixed Messages and Missed Opportunities in the Fight Against Inflation?

William Walsh
The release on Wednesday of the minutes from the Federal Reserve Board meeting held earlier this month took a decidedly hawkish turn. Interesting to u...

The Financial Animal: 40 Years of Market Crashes and Why You Should Never Panic

William Walsh
New all-time closing highs for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite but none of the enthusiasm one might reasonably expect from such milestones. Volum...

Is 2% Growth the New Normal for the US Economy?

William Walsh
It was “Let’s All Give a Speech Day” at the Federal Reserve yesterday. At least six leaders of the US Central Bank gave speeches on Monday. As o...

From Rugrat to Big-Shot Lawyer: A Father-Son Story and the Dow at 40,000

William Walsh
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time ever on Friday. Quite the milestone and quite a tribute to American business a...

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